Chapter 140: Intermission

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After the first half of the Champions League, TV stations around the world were using halftime to analyze the first half of the game. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Everyone agreed that this first half belonged to the two midfield commanders, Xavi and Chu Zhongtian both played well in the game, of which Xavi directly assisted Barcelona to break the deadlock, and Chu Zhongtian also directly assisted Real Madrid's equalizer.

Both goals were important, and both playmakers were involved in the attack and the credit was huge, almost evenly matched.

"I think we were lucky to see these two world-class midfielders in the Champions League final! The guest and commentator from the American GolTV said with emotion at the halftime.

"No matter who wins or loses this game, Chu Zhongtian will be the winner, he has proven his strength in front of Xavi, the strongest midfield commander in world football today, and he is not weaker than him at all!" In the studio in Beijing, Duan Bin was commenting on the first half with the two invited guests, Xu Yang and Gong Lei, and Duan Bin gave Chu Zhongtian a very high evaluation.

'I think Chu's performance was outstanding, just look at the goal he set up for Ronaldo, he was involved from start to finish and he played a vital role in every step. With such a midfielder, Real Madrid's midfielder will not have to worry during the validity period of his contract. Sky TV from the UK said.

Only Catalan TV was not very reconciled: "We were a little lax after the goal, or too eager to score, but gave Real Madrid a chance to equalize, and when Chu continued to cooperate with his teammates, our people still didn't defend him enough!" It was levelled after only eight minutes, and this is not a result that can be accepted calmly in any way! We should have gone into halftime with a 1-0 lead! ”

Others disagreed: "1-1 was a fair and reasonable result, both sides had chances in the first half and both took one of the best chances. Now it's up to the managers to make changes at half-time. ”

In the dressing room at Real Madrid, Mourinho praised the team's performance, but only to a limited extent, as he immediately reminded the players that there were 45 minutes left in the game, and anything could happen in those 45 minutes.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ We could have scored a goal at the start of the second half or we could have been beaten up in stoppage time...... These are all possible. Just like they did in the first half, they were less than ten minutes ahead of us before we equalised. This is a big blow to their morale. This can be seen from the fact that they tried to take the lead again but did not do so. ”

'But you deserve to be commended defensively and in the second half we need to stay that way. And then there are a few more variations in the offense. If we are ahead, Barcelona will definitely counterattack, so don't continue to press out and attack them, shrink a little bit, make sure you don't concede the ball defensively, and then attack after they have survived their attack. ”

"Remember, be more patient than they are."

After Mourinho said the tactical things, he started to talk about something else.

"Gentlemen, this is the Champions League final and this is what we are going to end up with for a season. As long as we can win this title, we will have a complete season, the Triple Crown, is there anyone who doesn't like it? ”

"No one!" Ramos shouted.

"Hah!" Mourinho laughed. "Yes, and we all know that Real Madrid hasn't won the UEFA Champions League for a full decade. This is something that cannot be tolerated for a super club that has won nine trophies, and now it's time to restore order, we deserve it, we will be the first team in the world to win ten European trophies! Think about it, gentlemen, what will you be called when you go out? 'A member of the 10-time Champions Cup'! ”

It's a bit longer, but it's a good one. Many players are eager for it.

'I know there are some veterans in this squad who have been in the team for many years, you have lived through the dark times of Real Madrid - you have only been able to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League for six years in a row. You've all been ridiculed at one time, and who wants to go on like this? It is time for us to take revenge, for us to take revenge on the entire European continent. Here, let's be the Ten Crowns! ”

Meanwhile, in the Barcelona dressing room, Pep Guardiola criticised his team: "I have to criticize you because of the way you did after the goal – you didn't put enough pressure on Real Madrid after the goal to give them a chance to score a goal. Mascherano. ”

The Argentine midfielder, who was called by name, looked up at Pep Guardiola, he was a little puzzled, he didn't know what the manager was doing by mentioning his name at this time, and it was fair to say that he felt that his performance in the first half was excellent.

"In the attack that Real Madrid scored, you didn't put enough pressure on Chu. Pep Guardiola criticized.

Mascherano remained silent. He felt that his defense had been done perfectly, only to end up with a mistake.

"When he's pulling laterally, you shouldn't run with him at this time, you should stop him decisively while he's on the ball! I don't care what method you use, whether it's normal defense or fouling, I'm going to stop him anyway! ”

Guardiola waved his arms with a little excitement.

Every time he is planted on Chu Zhongtian, he is like his nemesis, can Guardiola not be excited?

Mascherano asked: "So can I foul in the second half?" ”

Guardiola shrugged: "You judge the situation yourself. ”

Mascherano said no more, and he lowered his head again. He was thinking in his heart about how to completely freeze Chu Zhongtian in the second half. Since the manager is not satisfied with himself, then he will continue to work hard, improve himself, and strive to make the manager impeccable with himself.

But Pep Guardiola's idea is really worth considering – fouls. He was so civilized in the first half, maybe it had something to do with the fact that it didn't take long for the game to start. It's easy for the referee to notice himself if he commits frequent fouls in the first half, so wouldn't it be miserable if he got a yellow card? As a defensive player, he knows that his defensive task is very heavy, and if he carries a yellow card, it will inevitably affect his defensive performance.

But the second half was different, and in the second half, he could appropriately use fouls to stop Chu Zhongtian. At the last moments, even some yellow card fouls were not hesitated.

After the first half of the battle, he realized that it would be very difficult to deal with Chu Zhongtian if he did not foul.

Pep Guardiola finished criticising Mascherano and turned to the others and said: "I don't need to say much about the importance of this game, I know you all know it. I just want to remind you that there are 45 minutes left before the end of the game, and those 45 minutes are very crucial for us. We have to play those 45 minutes to make sure we win the title. In the second half, Real Madrid kicked off, and when their attack was over, they had to quickly seize the initiative! ”

As for how to grasp the initiative, Guardiola believes that the key is still in the midfield, and Real Madrid's midfield must be suppressed. Butzques had to go a little further, and although he had assists in the first half, there were too few times to put any effective pressure on Chu Zhongtian and Khedira.

Pep Guardiola saw that Chu Zhongtian was struggling to deal with Messi and Xavi alone, while Real Madrid's defense was sub-regional, and everyone had their own fixed defensive zone. This is equivalent to saying that at the edge of their penalty area, the forces of both sides are balanced, so at this time, as long as Butzkes bravely steps forward, he can break this deadlock and disrupt the opponent's defense.

Butzques was considered by Pep Guardiola to be a powerful weapon for Barcelona in the second half, so it was appropriate for him to be taught how to plug in, when to plug in, what he could do, and what to do under what circumstances...... Anyway, he told Butzkes everything he could think of.

Xavi is old, and for Guardiola, Barcelona wants to continue to be brilliant, and the hope is not in Messi, Pedro and others, but in Butzques. He has what it takes to be a well-rounded midfielder and with a little bit of work and practice, he can take the lead on his own. As long as he is there, no matter who comes in front, he can be stable.

As long as Butzques continues to grow, Pep Guardiola has hope for Barcelona's future.

β€»β€»β€» Pep Guardiola grabbed the 15 minutes of halftime to make adjustments, because football games are not like basketball games, you can call a timeout at any time during the game, and then gather everyone to make adjustments. If the halftime break is not adjusted well, or if it is not right, it will directly affect the team's performance in the second half, and even become a turning point in a game. Your team was in the ascendancy, but you didn't adjust well at halftime and lost the game.

Such cases are not uncommon.

That's one of the reasons why there are so many unpredictable factors in football – there's always a limit to what you can think about, and no matter how much you make at half-time, it's all going to be wasted by this or that very small change on the pitch.

This is the Champions League final, there is no room for error, and this final is very important for Barcelona, and if he loses, he can fully imagine what kind of environment Barcelona will be in the next few seasons - the morale and confidence of the Barcelona players will take a heavy hit, and it is really sad to reach the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons, only to lose in the final and become the runners-up. In order to avoid such a situation, he had to do his job at half-time.

He used almost all fifteen minutes of the break to get the players out of the break room and out playing. By the time they left, the dressing room's tactics board had been drawn to the point where the contents were completely invisible, a chaotic tactics board that recorded all of Guardiola's half-time results, but unfortunately now it looks like alien words, completely incomprehensible.

Mourinho, on the other hand, didn't keep talking like Pep Guardiola, and after saying what he said, he left all his time to the players and went out on his own.

The Real Madrid players had a small meeting, which was just a morale boost.

Then, when the time was up, they left the locker room and walked back onto the pitch.

β€»β€»β€»When they re-played, the camera camera gave close-ups of the important players one by one. Messi, Cristiano. Ronaldo, Kaka, Chu Zhongtian, Xavi, Butzques, Mascherano, these players were swept one by one.

The commentator introduced the performances of these people in the first half one by one. When referring to Chu Zhongtian, he said: "Chu was very good in the first half, he was the absolute hero of Real Madrid's equaliser, and his tandem in the midfield made Real Madrid a whole. In the contest with Xavi, he was not at a disadvantage! ”

Seeing the players walking out of the aisle one after another and entering the stadium, the fans who had been resting before also returned to their seats, waiting for the start of the second half of the game.

Emily guided her mother and Chu Zhongtian's parents back to the box, and as soon as her butt sat on the chair, Chu Zhongtian's mother asked Emily: "How long can I score goals every day?" ”

She knew that in last year's Champions League final, Chu Zhongtian scored in the final. With her knowledge of football, as long as she can score goals, she is a good performer.

Chu Zhongtian has not scored so far, so his performance is not good.

Emily comforted her: "Don't worry, you will definitely score." ”

But whether she will actually be able to score goals, Emily herself does not know. In Hoffenheim, it is up to Chu Zhongtian to solve the problem, but in Real Madrid, he has a lot of teammates of the same level, and they can also solve the problem, and Chu Zhongtian only needs to assist them.

Just like that goal in the first half.

After both players were on the pitch, the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game.

Higuain passed the football to Ozil, who then turned around and passed the football directly to Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian was not in a hurry to play forward, but continued to pass back and passed to central defender Pepe.

Then he looked behind him, and the Barcelona players ran up, he left the central area and pulled out a passing angle.

He then motioned for Pepe to pass the football to him.

Pepe obediently passed the ball over.

Chu Zhongtian turned around after receiving the ball, but he did not continue to dribble the ball, but sent the football to the feet of Marcelo on the side as soon as he turned around.

Marcelo rushed forward with the football. Chu Zhongtian followed him, and once Marcelo couldn't move, he could pass the football to him as soon as possible, so as not to delay time and miss the opportunity.

Marcelo didn't hand over the football to Chu Zhongtian in the end, he chose to break through with the ball in a dragon, made a one-two collision with Ronaldo on the side, and then hit the bottom line and crossed again. His cross was headed over by Pique, and neither Higuain nor Cristiano Ronaldo touched the football.

Although the cross was headed out, Real Madrid's attack did not end there.

The football was pushed out and flew straight to Chu Zhongtian in the middle.

Chu Zhongtian put on a posture and made a move to shoot directly from a distance, but when the football really came, his foot was raised falsely, it was just a feint!

He then flicked the ball forward with his leg feigning to shoot, ready to break through Mascherano who was intercepting him head-on.

Mascherano also thought at first that Chu Zhongtian was going to volley directly, because he had set up his posture and was waiting for the football to come, so he was going to turn his back and block the shot with his body. Now he was glad that he didn't turn around just now, otherwise he would have been really tricked by this kid...... He's going to be a good guy!

The football had already rolled over from his other side, and it was not possible to defend without fouls, so Mascherano simply ignored the football, and directly ran into Chu Zhongtian with his body.

He knocked Chu Zhongtian to the ground and threw himself on Chu Zhongtian's body, while raising his hands to show his innocence.

But that didn't make sense, and the referee's whistle blew and he awarded Real Madrid a free-kick.

The stands were booed by Real Madrid fans, not against the referee, but for the foul on Mascherano. If the Argentine midfielder does not foul, Chu Zhongtian can directly face Barcelona's central defender, with his long-range shooting skills, even if he shoots directly from a distance, the success rate of the goal is quite high.

"Mascherano fouled! He gave Real Madrid a free-kick chance! ”

"Chu Zhongtian's excellence is quite beautiful! If it weren't for Mascherano ......"

Ronaldo ran up and picked up the football on the ground, and then came over to pull Chu Zhongtian.

This position is slightly to the left, about 278 meters from the goal, which is exactly his range.

Pep Guardiola was a little nervous, the position was too dangerous, and Ronaldo's free-kick was quite good...... Real Madrid fans in the stands were also full of anticipation.

Unfortunately, Ronaldo's free-kick went just over the crossbar and didn't complete the kind of lift ball that fell so suddenly.

There was a loud sigh from the stands. This is all sent by Real Madrid fans.

If it goes in, it will be fine. It's still a draw, whoever only needs to score a goal can take the lead, Real Madrid didn't take their chances, they were worried that Barcelona would take them. After all, Barcelona's attack power is also very strong.

Barcelona were trying to take their chances and score. Real Madrid's campaign to take advantage of their kick-off is over and now it's Barcelona's turn.

Butzques is ready to be the hero who saves the team in the Champions League final!

(To be continued)